ROSEMONT, Ill. --Â Redshirt junior infielder Drake Westcott has been named Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced today.
Westcott went 6-for-15 (.400) with five runs scored, a double, a home run, six RBI and five walks over four games, posting a .550 on-base percentage while slugging .667.
The Edwardsville, Ill., started the week by going 2-for-5 with two runs vs. Bradley on March 19 before going 4-for-10 (.400) with a three runs, a double, a home run, six RBI and five walks over the three-game set at Indiana. In Sunday's series finale, Westcott reached safely in all six of his plate appearances (2 H, 4 BB), homered and drove in four runs.
Westcott has walked 23 times on the season, which is second-most among Big Ten hitters and his 1.045 OPS ranks 12th among conference batters. He also ranks among Big Ten leaders in home runs (6, T-3rd) and slugging (.592, 11th).
This marks the second time this season, and the third time in his Illini career, that Westcott has earned conference weekly honors. He is the first Illinois player since Bren Spillane in 2018 to earn multiple Big Ten Weekly Awards in a single season.
